EPRDM Minister Einārs Cilinskis and Parliamentary Secretary Romāns Naudiņš from the National Alliance

Einārs Cilinskis, Latvia’s Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development, who intends to take part in events of the Legionnaire Remembrance Day in contrast with the decision of the government, might be removed from office.

Cilinskis’ National Alliance assumes it could offer Romāns Naudiņš, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry for Environmental Protection and Regional Development and Saeima MP, for the post, while Cilinskis would then take the post of the Parliamentary Secretary, Latvian Television reports.

Reportedly, there is a dispute between coalition partners – Unity and the National Alliance – in the government on whether ministers should be allowed to participate in events of the Legionnaire Remembrance Day at the Freedom Monument in Rīga on March 16.

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